Hello team and welcome to another edition of Boxing’s Sunday Brunch. This week we’re looking at a few things that Mexico’s favorite square-jawed super hero, Canelo Alvarez can and should do when he squares off against Floyd Mayweather later this year. Also, how good is Gennady Golovkin? Does he have what it takes at this moment in history to take down Sergio Martinez? Will he … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Anthony Crolla Outpoints Gavin Rees In Bolton Upset
In his first bout since losing to Adrien Broner for the WBC world lightweight title, Gavin Rees 37-3 (18kos) found himself out-pointed by domestic rival Anthony Crolla 26-4 (9kos) -1 at the Bolton Arena, Bolton, Lancashire, England. Both men were disputing the vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title, and a possible future shot at WBO world lightweight champion Ricky … [Read more...]
Golovkin Stalks, Stops Macklin in Three
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut-- HBO Darling, Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KOs) keeps proving his case as a killer-in-the-making. This time he stalked and eventually stopped the usually durable Irishman, Matthew Macklin (29-5, 20 KOs) in three rounds, ending the show with a wicked liver shot. From opening bell to closing bell, the result was never in doubt as … [Read more...]
Gennady Golovkin vs Matthew Macklin… Bombs Away!
Hard-punching star in the making, Gennady Golovkin 26-(23kos)-0, faces his biggest challenge yet this Saturday, when he defends his WBA world middleweight title against the battle-hardened Matthew Macklin 29-(20 kos)-4. Golovkin takes on the tough, Anglo-Irishman Macklin, at the MGM Grand, at Foxwoods Resort, Connecticut, USA, in what promises to be a career defining fight for … [Read more...]
Gavin Rees vs. Anthony Crolla: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Saturday, June 29th at the Bolton Arena in Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom, Gavin “The Rock” Rees (37-2-1, 18 KO’s) will look to get back on the winning track when me meets Anthony “Million Dollar” Crolla (25-4-1, 9 KO’s) for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title. Rees is coming off a gutsy, but losing effort against Adrien Broner, a bout that was telecast … [Read more...]